초록 열기/닫기 버튼
This paper argues that Korean endings ‘-이’, ‘-게’, ‘-음’ and ‘-기’ should be understood as inflections that are accompanied by changes in word class. Ultimately, word formation can be created not only by affixes but also by the inflectional elements, such as endings and case markers in Korean The goal here is to emphasize that the relationship between inflection and derivation is more analogous to that of a spectrum. The Korean language uses endings and postpositional particles to produce grammatical connection and meaning and has verb-type adjectives, which inevitably leads to those endings and particles being necessary for achieving changes in word class. It is no coincidence that the best example of an adverb-derived affix and a noun-derived affix both share the same form as that of the adverbial clause and nominalized clause used in the language of the contemporary era.
